John Rodney Brand (born August 20, 1947) is a former American football center who lettered at University of Arkansas in 1967, 1968 and 1969. He was a member of the

1969 College Football All-America Team The 1969 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1969. The NCAA recognizes six selectors as "official" f ...

. He played in the

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and

1970 Sugar Bowl The 1970 Sugar Bowl was the 36th edition of the college football bowl game, played at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Thursday, January 1. It featured the third-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southwest Conference (SWC) an ...

, winning the former, and in the 1970 Hula Bowl. Following his college career, he was drafted by the

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in the 14th round, 350th overall, in the

1970 NFL Draft The 1970 National Football League Draft was the 35th National Football League Draft and the first of the league's modern era, following the merger of the National Football League with the American Football League. It was held on January 27–28, 1 ...

, but never played a regular season game in the National Football League (NFL). Brand was later named to the 1960's Razorbacks All-Decade Team and was inducted into the University of Arkansas Hall of Fame in 2014.

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1947 births Living people American football centers Arkansas Razorbacks football players Players of American football from Arkansas People from Newport, Arkansas {{offensive-lineman-1940s-stub